Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:53:03 -0400 From: "michael johnson" <ahze@ahze.net> To: "Alexey Dokuchaev" <danfe@freebsd.org> Cc: ports@freebsd.org, scrappy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BSD stats project: what about packages? Message-ID: <b2203fed0609050953p3cbef25mc3807827d9da98ff@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20060905163409.GA63018@FreeBSD.org> References: <20060905163409.GA63018@FreeBSD.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 9/5/06, Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> wrote: > > Hello, > > Firstly, great movement and thanks for doing this. However, I think > idea of BSD statistics project can be extended over packages as well. > > Right now it often comes to frustration to see, i.e., tons of rarely > used by anyone packages on 4 distribution CDs, but no such a useful > package as SDL (as least, this is true for 4.11-RELEASE). AFAIK, Debian > project offers their users some script that collects and submits for > analysis their list of installed packages, which in turn helps them to > come with essential packages on CD1, less important but still popular > ones on CD2, then all the day down to CDn (I've heard they have 7 of > them. Oh boy). > > What do people think about it? I think that'd be a good idea. freshports.org could also give you a good idea of whats popular. ./danfe > > P.S. I'm quite aware of high probability of "do it first, then come > later and show us it works" kind of answer. I am willing to participate > in actual design and implementation, but first I'd like to hear what > portmgr@ (packagers, even) and general public think of it. Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?b2203fed0609050953p3cbef25mc3807827d9da98ff>